Magnetically powered conveyor system and method

B - Operations – Transporting – 61 – B

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B61B 10/02 (2006.01)

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CA 2309863

A conveyor system (10) comprises carriers (20) moving along a support track (16), the carriers (20) conveying loads to a desired destination. The carriers (20) are powered by a motor track (12) having a number of linear induction motors (14) mounted thereon. The motor track (12) has means to connect or couple the motors thereto, the coupling means arranged generally continuously along the motor track (12). With this arrangement, the motors can be placed along the motor track (12) in any desired fashion depending, particularly on the power requirements needed for that portion of track, e.g., more motors for uphill sections of track. Motors can also be easily removed and positioned at other track locations. A controller is provided which controls the motors and the overall conveying operation. As an alternative to linear induction motors, linear synchronous motors can be utilized to propel the carriers (20) along a conveyance path.

Ce convoyeur (10) est pourvu de plateaux porteurs (20) se déplaçant le long d'un chemin de support (16), lesquels plateaux (20) transportent des charges vers la destination désirée. Ces plateaux porteurs sont entraînés par un chemin moteur (12) sur lequel sont montés plusieurs moteurs linéaires à induction. Ce chemin moteur (12) est pourvu de moyens de raccordement ou de couplage des moteurs, les moyens de couplage étant généralement disposés en continu le long du chemin moteur (12). Du fait de cet agencement, il est possible de placer les moteurs (14) le long du chemin moteur (12) de la manière souhaitée, notamment en fonction des besoins en puissance que réclame un segment de chemin; on monte par exemple davantage de moteurs sur des segments de chemin en montée. Il est facile d'enlever ces moteurs et de les placer en d'autres points du chemin. Une unité de commande commande les moteurs et l'ensemble de l'opération de transport. Il est possible d'utiliser, à la place des moteurs linéaires à induction, des moteurs linéaires synchrones le long du tracé de transport.

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